About Rotary

Rotary International is the association of Rotary clubs. First Rotary Club was organized in Chicago, Illinois by Paul Harris with a limited number of people. The Rotary has now, after a little more than a century has grown to an international movement with the notion of Service above Self. At present there are more than 33,000 Rotary Clubs in more than 166 countries world wide, which are managed through more than 530 numbers of Rotary Districts under the umbrella of Rotary International [RI]. The number of Rotarians world wide has grown to staggering ~ 1.3 million professionals and business people from 5 6 in 1905. Rotary Club of Kathmandu North East [RC KNE] is part of the huge Rotary Movement. Since chartered in 2003, it has been established as a growing club.

Rotary Club of Kathmandu North East
Club No. : 63859
District No.: 3290 [3292 since July 2008]
Chartered on : 19 th November, 2003

Each Rotarian is bound under a code of conduct and ethics with Rotarys four way tests. They are:

Is it the truth?
Is it fair to all concerned?
Will it build good will and better friendship?
Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

Development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service:
High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarians occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

The application of the ideal of service in every Rotarians personal, business, and community life;
The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.